weather disturbances

Cards (16)

  • a change in atmospheric conditons or weather patterns
    weather disturbance
  • The types of weather disturbances
    thunderstorm and tropical cyclone
  • small scale weather system that has lighting and thunder
    thunderstorm
  • produced by funnel-cumulonimbus clouds
    thunderstorm
  • brings gusty winds, heavy rains, soemtimes hail
    thunderstorm
  • build up of discharge electrical energy
    lightning
  • loud sound creaated when electrical discharge heats up its surrounding air
    thunder
  • What is the greek term?
    kyklos
  • What does kyklos mean?
    coiling snake
  • low pressure system that forms in tropical areas of ocean near the equator
    tropical cyclone
  • cyclonic-swirl around a central eye
    tropical cyclone
  • Wind direction
    counterclockwise
  • What are the names of tropical cyclone
    Cyclone, hurricane and typhoon
  • Cyclone
    South pacific and indian ocean
  • hurricane
    northeast pacific and atlantic ocean
  • typhoon
    northwest pacific